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83 Series III Volume V- Serial 126 - Union Letters, Orders, Reports

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[Table 10.]

U. S. MILITARY RAILROADS.

Gradients, alignments, elevation, &c.*

[Table 11.]

MILITARY RAILROADS OF VIRGINIA.

Track laid from July 1, 1864, to June 30, 1865.

Army Line: Miles. Feet.

Main line from Pitkin Station to Humphreys

Station.......................................... 13 3,100

Sidings, from Pitkin to Humphreys Station........ 2 4,705

Gregg Branch, from Hancock Station to Crawford

Station.......................................... 2 1,200

Sidings, from Hancock Station to Crawford

Station............................................... 2,960

Patrick Branch, from Warren Station to Patrick

Station.......................................... 2 1,000

Sidings, from Warren Station to Patrick Station....... 1,550

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Total length of track in main line, branches,

and sidings...................................... 21 3,995

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South Side Railroad, from City Point to Burkeville:

Main line repaid................................. 10 320

Hospital, bakery, and other sidings.............. 4 2,800

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Total............................................ 14 3,120

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Petersburg and Richmond Railroad:

Siding laid at Manchester.............................. 1,520

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Richmond and Danville Railroad:

Main line,near Appomattox bridge................. .... 2,000

Siding at Manchester, storage of cars............ 2 2,430

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Total............................................ 2 4,430

Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad:

Main line, fifteen miles from Portsmouth.......... .... 5,210

Alexandria and Washington Railroad:

Across Long Bridge and approaches................. 1 200

Alexandria, Loudon and Hampshire Railroad:

Siding at Arlington Mills......................... .... 800

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Orange and Alexandria Railroad:

First siding south of Alexandria.................. .... 1,620

Main track on Accotink bridge.................... .... 140

Track over Pope's Head bridges 1,2,3,4, and 5.. .... 580

Track over Bull Run bridge........................ .... 150

Track over Broad Run bridge....................... .... 240

Track over Kettle Run bridge...................... .... 80

Track over Cedar Run bridge....................... .... 175

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Total............................................. .... 2,985

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Manassas Gap Railroad:

Main line near Piedmont.......................... .... 3,980

Sidings at Piedmont............................... .... 1,990

Sidings at Salem.................................. .... 770

Sidings at Rectortown............................. .... 300

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Total............................................. 1 1,760

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad:

Siding at Bladensburg............................. .... 1,350

Point Lookout, Md.:

Siding and tracks for quartermaster............... .... 840

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*Omitted.

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